The film will star actor Eion Bailey as the lead detective who investigated Ramsey's murder in 1996. Bailey most recently played recurring roles in ABC's "Once Upon a Time" and Showtime's "Ray Donovan."

Later this year, CBS is expected to premiere an unscripted true-crime anthology series
— in which each season will focus on a different crime — with the first season focusing on Ramsey's murder. Investigation Discovery channel is also unrolling a three-night special looking into the Ramsey slaying.

Talk show host Dr. Phil will also be interviewing JonBenet's brother, Burke, on Sept. 12.

Ramsey's death remains one of America's most high-profile unsolved crimes.

The rash of entertainment projects focused on the case closely follows a series of movies and TV shows about O.J. Simpson and the 1994 double homicide of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. The projects also follow a slew of successful true-crime TV series like Netflix's "Making a Murderer" and HBO's "The Jinx."

Clint Davis covers entertainment and trending news topics for the Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @MrClintDavis.

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